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| developer = [[miHoYo]]
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| publisher = {{Video game release|CHN|miHoYo|WW|Cognosphere}}
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| producer = Li Zhenyu<!--李振宇--><ref>{{cite web|author1=Kristine "Kurisu" Tuting|title=Exclusive: Zenless Zone Zero is HoYo's next big gacha — and its already so different|url=https://www.oneesports.gg/gaming/zenless-zone-zero-genshin-impact-hsr/|website=ONE Esports|accessdate=2023-12-04}}</ref>
| producer = Li Zhenyu<!--李振宇--><ref>{{cite web|author1=Kristine "Kurisu" Tuting|title=Exclusive: Zenless Zone Zero is HoYo's next big gacha — and its already so different|url=https://www.oneesports.gg/gaming/zenless-zone-zero-genshin-impact-hsr/|website=ONE Esports|accessdate=2023-12-04}}</ref>
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| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[iOS]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[PlayStation 5]]}}
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Windows]]|[[iOS]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[PlayStation 5]]}}
| released = {{Video game release|WW|July 4, 2024}}
| released = {{Video game release|WW|July 4, 2024}}
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]], [[hack and slash]]
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]], [[hack and slash]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
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'''''Zenless Zone Zero'''''{{hair space}}{{efn|{{CJKV|c=绝区零|p=Jué Qū Líng||j=ゼンレスゾーンゼロ|k=젠레스 존 제로}}}} is an upcoming free-to-play [[urban fantasy]] [[action role-playing game]] developed and published by [[miHoYo]] in [[mainland China]], with global publishing by Cognosphere, [[d/b/a]] HoYoverse. It is scheduled for release on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[PlayStation 5]], on July 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/zenless-zone-zero-launches-july-4|title=Zenless Zone Zero launches July 4|last=Romano|first=Sal|work=Gematsu|date=May 27, 2024|access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
'''''Zenless Zone Zero'''''{{hair space}}{{efn|{{CJKV|c=绝区零|p=Jué Qū Líng||j=ゼンレスゾーンゼロ|k=젠레스 존 제로}}}} is a free-to-play [[action role-playing game]] developed and published by [[miHoYo]] in [[mainland China]], with global publishing by Cognosphere, [[d/b/a]] HoYoverse. The game was released on [[Windows]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[PlayStation 5]], on July 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/zenless-zone-zero-launches-july-4|title=Zenless Zone Zero launches July 4|last=Romano|first=Sal|work=Gematsu|date=May 27, 2024|access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Zenless Zone Zero screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|A screenshot of Chain Attack feature in ''Zenless Zone Zero''.]]
''Zenless Zone Zero'' is an [[urban fantasy]] action role-playing game. The player assumes the role of a Proxy (the protagonists known as Wise or Belle), a character who helps others explore the hostile [[Parallel universes in fiction|alternate dimensions]] called Hollows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/genshin-impact-zenless-zone-zero-closed-beta-registration/|title=Genshin Impact Developer Reveals New Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy RPG|last=Troughton|first=James|work=The Gamer|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Miranda |date=2024-06-29 |title=Zenless Zone Zero: The Final Preview |url=https://me.ign.com/en/pc/222135/preview/zenless-zone-zero-the-final-preview |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=IGN Middle East |language=en-ae}}</ref> As they advance, the Proxy will recruit new members to their party as they continue to fight the Ethereal and other enemies. In addition to Proxy, players also use assistant known as Bangboo.<ref name=":0" /> By combining the abilities of different Proxies and Bangboos, players can deploy greater damage and [[Combo (video games)|combos]] onto enemies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/23070860/zenless-zone-zero-hoyoverse-new-game-genshin-impact-closed-beta/|title=Genshin Impact creators reveal new game, Zenless Zone Zero|last=Goslin|first=Austen|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/zenless-zone-zero-announced-201118401.html|title='Zenless Zone Zero' is a new action RPG from the studio behind 'Genshin Impact'|last=Bonifacic|first=Igor|work=[[Engadget]]|date=May 14, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>
''Zenless Zone Zero'' is an action role-playing game. The player assumes the role of a Proxy (the protagonist known as Wise or Belle), a character who helps others explore the hostile [[Parallel universes in fiction|alternate dimensions]] called Hollows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/genshin-impact-zenless-zone-zero-closed-beta-registration/|title=Genshin Impact Developer Reveals New Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy RPG|last=Troughton|first=James|work=The Gamer|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Miranda |date=2024-06-29 |title=Zenless Zone Zero: The Final Preview |url=https://me.ign.com/en/pc/222135/preview/zenless-zone-zero-the-final-preview |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=IGN Middle East |language=en-ae}}</ref> As they advance, the Proxy will recruit new members to their party as they continue to fight the Ethereal and other enemies. In addition to the Proxy, players also use assistants known as Bangboos.<ref name=":0" />

By combining the abilities of different Proxies and Bangboos, players can deploy greater damage and [[Combo (video games)|combos]] (known as Chain Attack) onto enemies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/23070860/zenless-zone-zero-hoyoverse-new-game-genshin-impact-closed-beta/|title=Genshin Impact creators reveal new game, Zenless Zone Zero|last=Goslin|first=Austen|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/zenless-zone-zero-announced-201118401.html|title='Zenless Zone Zero' is a new action RPG from the studio behind 'Genshin Impact'|last=Bonifacic|first=Igor|work=[[Engadget]]|date=May 14, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>


The game features an in-game clock system, with the days split into morning, afternoon, night, and late-night.<ref name=":0" />
The game features an in-game clock system, with the days split into morning, afternoon, night, and late-night.<ref name=":0" />


==Setting==
==Setting==
The game takes place in an [[post-apocalyptic]] futuristic heaven known as New Eridu. Entities known as Ethereal have traveled out into the human world from portals called Hollows. The Ethereal have wreaked havoc on most of humanity, wiping most of them out. However, a select group of survivors have formed a bastion against the invaders called New Eridu, having survived the oncoming onslaught by extracting the Ethereal's technology and resources.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zenless Zone Zero - Official Site|url=https://zenless.hoyoverse.com/en-us|access-date=July 6, 2022|website=Zenless|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/mihoyo-announces-urban-fantasy-action-rpg-zenless-zone-zero-for-pc-ios-more|title=miHoYo announces 'urban fantasy action RPG' Zenless Zone Zero for PC, iOS, more|last=Romano|first=Sal|work=Gematsu|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>
The game takes place in an [[post-apocalyptic]] futuristic haven known as New Eridu. Entities known as Ethereal have traveled out into the human world from portals called Hollows. The Ethereal have wreaked havoc on most of humanity, wiping most of them out. However, a select group of survivors have formed a bastion against the invaders called New Eridu, having survived the oncoming onslaught by extracting the Ethereal's technology and resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zenless Zone Zero - Official Site |url=https://zenless.hoyoverse.com/en-us |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=Zenless Zone Zero |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/mihoyo-announces-urban-fantasy-action-rpg-zenless-zone-zero-for-pc-ios-more|title=miHoYo announces 'urban fantasy action RPG' Zenless Zone Zero for PC, iOS, more|last=Romano|first=Sal|work=Gematsu|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Distribution and promotion==
[[File:Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) Welcome To New Eridu Jakarta (2024-07-07).jpg|thumb|People playing ''Zenless Zone Zero'' and waiting at the main stage of Welcome To New Eridu event in [[Jakarta|Jakarta, Indonesia]]]]
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HoYoverse revealed the game in May 2022 and began holding [[beta test|closed beta tests]], known as "Tuning Tests", for PC and iOS in August of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/zenless-zone-zero/closed-beta-test/|title=Zenless Zone Zero offers up a release date for upcoming closed beta test and it's very soon|last=Derrick|first=Connor|work=[[Pocket Gamer]]|date=July 25, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> A second closed beta test, called an "Equalizing Test", was also held for PC and iOS in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zenless Zone Zero Equalizing Test Sign-Up Starts Now! |url=https://zenless.hoyoverse.com/en-us/news/113511 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Zenless Zone Zero |language=en-us}}</ref> A third beta test, called an "Amplifying Test", was held for Android, PC, and iOS, in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zenless Zone Zero Amplifying Test Sign-Up Now Open |url=https://zenless.hoyoverse.com/m/en-us/news/122896 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Zenless Zone Zero}}</ref> During [[PlayStation]]'s [[State of Play (livestream event)|State of Play]] presentation, a [[PlayStation 5]] port of the game was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/zenless-zone-zero-adds-ps5-version|title=Zenless Zone Zero adds PS5 version|last=Romano|first=Sal|work=Gematsu|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> A technical test was held for the PS5 in April 2024. The release date was announced in late May 2024.

To celebrate the launch of the game, HoYoverse collaborated with several [[graffiti]] artists to create Zenless Zone Zero-themed graffiti in 19 cities in [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santoso |first=Pladidus |date=2024-07-08 |title=Karya Seniman Lokal, Inilah Graffiti Zenless Zone Zero di 19 Kota Indonesia! |trans-title=Work of Local Artists, Here Are Zenless Zone Zero Graffiti in 19 Indonesian Cities! |url=https://jagatplay.com/2024/07/news/karya-seniman-lokal-inilah-graffiti-zenless-zone-zero-di-19-kota-indonesia/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Jagat Play |language=id-ID}}</ref> A series of launch event titled "New Eridu City Tour" is held in 19 locations worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-23 |title=New Eridu City Tour |url=https://x.com/ZZZ_EN/status/1804726126079848921 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=Zenless Zone Zero}}</ref> Another series of event titled "Zenless Dazzle Expo" is held within six [[Comic book convention|comic conventions]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Zenless Zone Zero 2024 Expo Plan #ZenlessDazzleExpo |url=https://x.com/ZZZ_EN/status/1805058270337572918 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=Zenless Zone Zero}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 82/100<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zenless Zone Zero |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/zenless-zone-zero/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}</ref>
}}
Prior to the game's release, 17173 noted that miHoYo had significant experience with action games, considering Zenless Zone Zero both a return to the genre and a potential breakthrough for the company. They believed that miHoYo had yet to encounter significant rivals in the action game category and that Zenless Zone Zero could "stabilize and expand the user market." 17173 emphasized the game's strong stylized design and trendy visual elements, noting that it inherited miHoYo's expertise in the ACT category while presenting a distinct and unique work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=绝区零：米哈游在ACT赛道的自我革新_网络游戏新闻_17173.com中国游戏门户站 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602005736/http://news.17173.com/content/05132022/144902177.shtml |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


The game was released on July 4 to generally positive reviews, with suggesting that the game is poised to surpass miHoYo's previous heights and become another outstanding title in its portfolio. Reviewers called the combat and day-to-day exploration exciting, and the world setup unique and immersive.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-04 |title=Zenless Zone Zero review - ultracool action at a smaller scale brings miHoYo's characters into focus |url=http://eurogamer.net/zenless-zone-zero-review |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref>
==Development==
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HoYoverse revealed the game in May 2022 and began holding [[beta test|closed beta tests]], known as "Tuning Tests", for PC and iOS in August of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/zenless-zone-zero/closed-beta-test/|title=Zenless Zone Zero offers up a release date for upcoming closed beta test and it's very soon|last=Derrick|first=Connor|work=[[Pocket Gamer]]|date=July 25, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> A second closed beta test, called an "Equalizing Test", was also held for PC and iOS in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zenless Zone Zero Equalizing Test Sign-Up Starts Now!|url=https://zenless.hoyoverse.com/en-us/news/113511|access-date=2023-11-26|website=zenless.hoyoverse.com|language=en-us}}</ref> A third beta test, called an "Amplifying Test", was held for Android, PC, and iOS, in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zenless Zone Zero Amplifying Test Sign-Up Now Open|url=https://zenless.hoyoverse.com/m/en-us/news/122896|access-date=March 18, 2024|website=zenless.hoyoverse.com}}</ref> During [[PlayStation]]'s [[State of Play (livestream event)|State of Play]] presentation, a [[PlayStation 5]] port of the game was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/zenless-zone-zero-adds-ps5-version|title=Zenless Zone Zero adds PS5 version|last=Romano|first=Sal|work=Gematsu|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> A technical test was held for the PS5 in April 2024. The release date was announced in late May 2024.


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== Notes ==
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Revision as of 06:24, 10 July 2024

Zenless Zone Zero
Developer(s)miHoYo
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Li Zhenyu[1]
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: July 4, 2024
Genre(s)Action role-playing, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Zenless Zone Zero [a] is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo in mainland China, with global publishing by Cognosphere, d/b/a HoYoverse. The game was released on Windows, iOS, Android and PlayStation 5, on July 4, 2024.[2]

Gameplay

File:Zenless Zone Zero screenshot.jpg
A screenshot of Chain Attack feature in Zenless Zone Zero.

Zenless Zone Zero is an action role-playing game. The player assumes the role of a Proxy (the protagonist known as Wise or Belle), a character who helps others explore the hostile alternate dimensions called Hollows.[3][4] As they advance, the Proxy will recruit new members to their party as they continue to fight the Ethereal and other enemies. In addition to the Proxy, players also use assistants known as Bangboos.[4]

By combining the abilities of different Proxies and Bangboos, players can deploy greater damage and combos (known as Chain Attack) onto enemies.[4][5][6]

The game features an in-game clock system, with the days split into morning, afternoon, night, and late-night.[4]

Setting

The game takes place in an post-apocalyptic futuristic haven known as New Eridu. Entities known as Ethereal have traveled out into the human world from portals called Hollows. The Ethereal have wreaked havoc on most of humanity, wiping most of them out. However, a select group of survivors have formed a bastion against the invaders called New Eridu, having survived the oncoming onslaught by extracting the Ethereal's technology and resources.[7][8]

Distribution and promotion

People playing Zenless Zone Zero and waiting at the main stage of Welcome To New Eridu event in Jakarta, Indonesia

HoYoverse revealed the game in May 2022 and began holding closed beta tests, known as "Tuning Tests", for PC and iOS in August of the same year.[9] A second closed beta test, called an "Equalizing Test", was also held for PC and iOS in November 2023.[10] A third beta test, called an "Amplifying Test", was held for Android, PC, and iOS, in April 2024.[11] During PlayStation's State of Play presentation, a PlayStation 5 port of the game was announced.[12] A technical test was held for the PS5 in April 2024. The release date was announced in late May 2024.

To celebrate the launch of the game, HoYoverse collaborated with several graffiti artists to create Zenless Zone Zero-themed graffiti in 19 cities in Indonesia.[13] A series of launch event titled "New Eridu City Tour" is held in 19 locations worldwide.[14] Another series of event titled "Zenless Dazzle Expo" is held within six comic conventions.[15]

Reception

Prior to the game's release, 17173 noted that miHoYo had significant experience with action games, considering Zenless Zone Zero both a return to the genre and a potential breakthrough for the company. They believed that miHoYo had yet to encounter significant rivals in the action game category and that Zenless Zone Zero could "stabilize and expand the user market." 17173 emphasized the game's strong stylized design and trendy visual elements, noting that it inherited miHoYo's expertise in the ACT category while presenting a distinct and unique work.[17]

The game was released on July 4 to generally positive reviews, with suggesting that the game is poised to surpass miHoYo's previous heights and become another outstanding title in its portfolio. Reviewers called the combat and day-to-day exploration exciting, and the world setup unique and immersive.[18]

Notes

  1. ^ Chinese: 绝区零; pinyin: Jué Qū Líng; Japanese: ゼンレスゾーンゼロ; Korean: 젠레스 존 제로

References

  1. ^ Kristine "Kurisu" Tuting. "Exclusive: Zenless Zone Zero is HoYo's next big gacha — and its already so different". ONE Esports. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Romano, Sal (May 27, 2024). "Zenless Zone Zero launches July 4". Gematsu. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Troughton, James (May 13, 2022). "Genshin Impact Developer Reveals New Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy RPG". The Gamer. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Sanchez, Miranda (June 29, 2024). "Zenless Zone Zero: The Final Preview". IGN Middle East. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Goslin, Austen (May 13, 2022). "Genshin Impact creators reveal new game, Zenless Zone Zero". Polygon. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Bonifacic, Igor (May 14, 2022). "'Zenless Zone Zero' is a new action RPG from the studio behind 'Genshin Impact'". Engadget. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Zenless Zone Zero - Official Site". Zenless Zone Zero. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Romano, Sal (May 13, 2022). "miHoYo announces 'urban fantasy action RPG' Zenless Zone Zero for PC, iOS, more". Gematsu. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Derrick, Connor (July 25, 2022). "Zenless Zone Zero offers up a release date for upcoming closed beta test and it's very soon". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Zenless Zone Zero Equalizing Test Sign-Up Starts Now!". Zenless Zone Zero. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Zenless Zone Zero Amplifying Test Sign-Up Now Open". Zenless Zone Zero. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ Romano, Sal (January 31, 2024). "Zenless Zone Zero adds PS5 version". Gematsu. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  13. ^ Santoso, Pladidus (July 8, 2024). "Karya Seniman Lokal, Inilah Graffiti Zenless Zone Zero di 19 Kota Indonesia!" [Work of Local Artists, Here Are Zenless Zone Zero Graffiti in 19 Indonesian Cities!]. Jagat Play (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "New Eridu City Tour". Twitter. Zenless Zone Zero. June 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "Zenless Zone Zero 2024 Expo Plan #ZenlessDazzleExpo". Twitter. Zenless Zone Zero. June 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "Zenless Zone Zero". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "绝区零：米哈游在ACT赛道的自我革新_网络游戏新闻_17173.com中国游戏门户站". web.archive.org. June 2, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "Zenless Zone Zero review - ultracool action at a smaller scale brings miHoYo's characters into focus". Eurogamer.net. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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